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Bantoid languages

Bantoid is a major branch of the Benue–Congo language family. It consists of the Northern Bantoid languages and the Southern Bantoid languages, a division which also includes the Bantu languages that constitute the overwhelming majority and after which Bantoid is named.

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Geographic distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa, but not farther west than Nigeria
Glottolog
bant1294
Linguistic classification
Atlantic–CongoVolta–CongoBenue–CongoBantoid–CrossBantoid · Volta–CongoBenue–CongoBantoid–CrossBantoid · Benue–CongoBantoid–CrossBantoid · Bantoid–CrossBantoid · Bantoid
Proto-language
Proto-Bantoid
Subdivisions
Northern Bantoid · Southern Bantoid

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Bantoid languages

Nodes14
Edges13
Triples23
Avg. degree1.86
Density0.142857
Components1

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Bantoid languages

Top relations

related to history · 9
Bantoid languages → Africa, Bantoid, Bantu, However, Joseph Greenberg, Krause, Roger Blench, The, The Languages
Linguistic classification · 5
Bantoid languages → Atlantic–CongoVolta–CongoBenue–CongoBantoid–CrossBantoid, Bantoid, Bantoid–CrossBantoid, Benue–CongoBantoid–CrossBantoid, Volta–CongoBenue–CongoBantoid–CrossBantoid
related to External links · 4
Bantoid languages → Bantoid, Kirill Babaev, Reconstructing Bantoid PronounsJournal, West African Languages
Subdivisions · 2
Bantoid languages → Northern Bantoid, Southern Bantoid
Geographic distribution · 1
Bantoid languages → Sub-Saharan Africa, but not farther west than Nigeria
Glottolog · 1
Bantoid languages → bant1294
Proto-language · 1
Bantoid languages → Proto-Bantoid

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Important terminology

bantoid languages southern bantu classification benue congo language family northern group north includes africa west term used together proposal south

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Bantoid languagesGeographic distributionSub-Saharan Africa, but not farther west than Nigeria1.00infobox
Bantoid languagesGlottologbant12941.00infobox
Bantoid languagesLinguistic classificationAtlantic–CongoVolta–CongoBenue–CongoBantoid–CrossBantoid1.00infobox
Bantoid languagesLinguistic classificationVolta–CongoBenue–CongoBantoid–CrossBantoid1.00infobox
Bantoid languagesLinguistic classificationBenue–CongoBantoid–CrossBantoid1.00infobox
Bantoid languagesLinguistic classificationBantoid–CrossBantoid1.00infobox
Bantoid languagesLinguistic classificationBantoid1.00infobox
Bantoid languagesProto-languageProto-Bantoid1.00infobox
Bantoid languagesSubdivisionsNorthern Bantoid1.00infobox
Bantoid languagesSubdivisionsSouthern Bantoid1.00infobox
Bantoid languagesrelated to External linksKirill Babaev0.60section
Bantoid languagesrelated to External linksReconstructing Bantoid PronounsJournal0.60section

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